From the hastac blog post: “The often unconscious and unintentional biases against women, including in academe, have been well documented in the autobiographical writings of authors such as Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Patricia Williams, and bell hooks. But is the experience they document merely “subjective”? Several recent social science research studies, using strictly controlled methodologies,…Read more
Author: Becca
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science @ Colorado College
Tips on Writing Letters of Recommendation
Numerous studies have illustrated that women are just has biased against female STEM students as men. Here is a nice infographic that summarizes how this bias is perpetuated through letters of recommendation. If you are asking a professor for a letter of recommendation — remember s/he often has many of these to write. Providing us…Read more
Science Scene: Internalized gender roles affect STEM performance, attraction
Science Scene: Internalized gender roles affect STEM performance, attraction [excerpt] When Cady Heron failed calculus in order to impress her crush, Aaron Samuels, in the film “Mean Girls,” she showed how detrimental internalized gender roles can be. Men often dislike when women outsmart them in traditionally male-dominated tasks, such as math or other analytical activities,…Read more
Front Range Workshop Success!
Front Range PROGRESS Workshop Success! October 10-11, 2015 Fifty three first and second year undergraduate women from five different schools in Colorado and Wyoming spent the weekend in Estes Park learning about their own strengths, career paths in earth and environmental sciences, meeting mentors, and forming a peer network that will hopefully support them through…Read more
Introducing the Iron Sisters Campaign: Women Empowering Women In STEM and Business
Introducing the Iron Sisters Campaign: Women Empowering Women In STEM and Business History teaches us that beneath every glass ceiling is an iron woman, and iron is stronger than glass, especially when one iron woman joins forces with many. To read the article go to the Huffington Post
Geoff Marcy (UC Berkeley) incident indicative of a larger problem
Geoff Marcy (UC Berkeley) incident indicative of a larger problem The resignation of Dr. Geoff Marcy an astronomy professor at UC Berkeley has garnered a significant amount of press over the last week. He resigned after a UC–Berkeley investigation found that he violated university policy by sexually harassing women serially for a decade. To read…Read more
Diversifying Academia — talk at CSU
Diversifying Academia Dr. Ruth Hufbauer, Professor Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management @ Colorado State University October 14, 2015, 12:00 p.m. Clark C146